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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I received a 35 on my ACT (36 English, 35 Science, 34 Reading, 34 Math), which absolutely astounded me when I saw it. I've taken the ACT once before and gotten a 31 with an 8 essay. My problem is that I don't think I did well on my essay this time around because I wasn't able to adequately finish it. </p>

<p>This will be pretty strange looking, because on my SAT (which I got a 2200 on) I received a score of 12 on my essay. I am applying to top schools (Ivies, MIT, Caltech, Duke, etc. etc.)</p>

<p>So how will a 35 ACT with a terrible essay score look, especially in the context of my SAT?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>It won't matter to much, unless we are talking about a 5,6.</p>

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<p>yeah, if you get at least an 8 on the essay on the 35 ACT, then don't worry about it</p>

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<p>well I don't think I will even get an 8. But I will be showing colleges both my SAT and ACT, so what would colleges think?</p>

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<p>You're overthinking this...</p>

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<p>Don't worry... your score astounded you, maybe your essay too. If you do bad this time, you can always take it again and still guarentee a good score</p>

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<p>i thought i did not do so hot on science and maybe not so hot on reading... i got a 34 on each of those sections, and i got a 35 composite</p>

<p>so, even though you have a bad feeling about it, you probably didn't do as badly as you think</p>

<p>don't overlook it so much</p>

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<p>Thanks, guys. Any more comments would be helpful!</p>